Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Ivy Support

[ninjacore]

Was gonna post here, but it was already marked solved, so I thought better of it...

Asrock Z68 Pro3 Gen3


I just bought this board and will be buying a CPU to go along with it (see signature). If I end up getting an Ivy Bridge CPU and the board does not have the BIOS update, will I need a Sandy to flash it?

 

[S_I_N]

shouldnt have to as those are ivy supported from get go

 

[ninjacore]

Excellent that certainly opens up my purchasing field. Now the question is, do I really need a 3770 for a file server? ( I know I don't, I'll probably end up saving $100 and going with the i5, but that $250 3770k in the classies is calling so sweetly)

 

[ninjacore]

shouldnt have to as those are ivy supported from get go

Definitely not supported natively in all Pro3's. Here's the CPU support chart, which I guess I could have searched for earlier

Ivy is supported with BIOS P2.10, but the board originally shipped with P1.20 (mine has this earlier BIOS).

Not a big deal as I have a 2500K on the way to me, but I currently can't test it with my 3770K and for future reference, anyone getting this board and wanting Ivy support should ensure it has BIOS P2.10 or that you have a Sandy chip available.